The Impact Of Two Different Patient Education Interventions On Patients' Perception Of Their Appearance And On Their Medical Aesthetic Treament Decisio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Management of skin wrinkles and folds in the inevitable ageing process; Skin - Normal skin development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000476932
• Lead Sponsor: Allergan Australia Pty Ltd

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Female subjects who are cosmetic/aesthetically oriented
Female subjects who are current aesthetic clients at the site for >12 months
Female subjects that agree that the enrolling clinic will be principal provider of services during the assessment period.
Female subjects who are intending to have medical aesthetic procedures during the study
Individuals who are classified as being either a low or moderate user of aesthetic services within the last 12 months defined as follows:-
Low - A single treatemnt cycle of BoNT-A and/or filler and/or lasers and/or IPS in the last 12 months
Moderate - 2 or more treatment cycles of BoNT-A and/or filler and/or lasers and/or IPL in the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

Males
Female subjects who have received facial filler, facial botulinum toxin or plastic surgery within 3 months of the study
Individuals who have had a reaction to medical aesthetic treatments
Females who plan to become pregnant during the study
Any medical conditon that the investigator deems that the subject would not be suitable to comply with the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary objective of the study is to prospectively evaluate the utility of the software program compared to information relative to a standard patient education intervention. <br><br>The evaluation is based on a series of self-administered questionnaires, assessing satisfication with the allocated education intervention.[Baseline and Week 9];Proportion of patients who achieve a 1 or 2 grade improvement based on the GAIS (Participant Self-Assessment of Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale).[Baseline and Week 9]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in Patient's Self Perception of Age Scale (SPA)[Baseline and Week 9];Change from baseline in Patient's Facial Appearance Evaluation Scale (FAE)[Baseline and Week 9];Change from baseline in regional & skin scores for subjects recruited to computer software arm[Baseline and Week 9];Resource utilisation. was assessed by way of patients being able to make informed decisions of what medical aesthetic treatment they would undertake and the costs associated with this treatment dependant on what education intervention group they were assigned to on a monetary value.[Baseline and Week 9]